What color is #9CBF98?

#9CBF98 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CBF98?

The RGB value is 156, 191, 152: 156 red, 191 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CBF98?

The complementary color is #BB98BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CBF98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CBF98 color

#9CBF98 rgb(156, 191, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CBF98 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 74.9% green and 59.6% blue (156, 191, 152).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#9CBF98 color codes

HEX	`#9CBF98`
RGB	`rgb(156, 191, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 74.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 20%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.93, -19.27, 15.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.93, 24.96, 140.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.007, 46.596, 36.691)`
Decimal	`10272664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CBF98, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9CBF98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CBF98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9CBF98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cbf98; }
.text { color: #9cbf98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cbf98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 191 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cbf98, #98bfa8); }

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Questions

What color is #9CBF98?: #9CBF98 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CBF98?: The RGB value is 156, 191, 152: 156 red, 191 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CBF98?: The complementary color is #BB98BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CBF98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.